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11) I had similar symptoms to you (as well as dreadful flatulence). when I
had my last endoscopy my GI doc took a biopsy to culture as he suspected
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). My culture turned out
positive so
now he is treating me for it. He generally does not do a biopsy to test
for
SIBO but since he was checking something else he cultured for SIBO.
_http://www.medicinenet.com/small_intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth/article.htm_
(http://www.medicinenet.com/small_intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth/article.htm)
One way of testing for it is through a breathe test but he says they are
not that reliable. He tends to do work ups based on symptoms and then
treats
it. If the symptoms go away he believes his diagnosis was correct.
His protocol is 200mg of Xifaxan 4 times a day for 2 weeks followed by 2-4
weeks of 4 sachets a day of VSL#3 plus in my case daily Moltillium (I get
it from a compounding pharmacy). this protocol uses the antibiotic to kill
all
the flora (good and bad) and then repopulates the gut using a very strong
probiotic. the Motillium (domperidone) is to increase gastric motility as
one of the causes of SIBO, other than celiac disease that is, is thought
to be
poor motility. A barium swallow indicated that my motility is poor so we
are
hoping that if I take Motillium daily that we can avoid a recurrence of
SIBO.
I will probably take a sachet of VSL#3 daily for the rest of my life just
to make sure. LOL. I would dearly love to just be able to drink kefir but
I am
allergic to milk and soy so that one is out.
12) May be dairy products in general (whey...) Get food allergy testing
(blood test). This will help greatly. Probiotics made me feel worse.
13) It sounds like you are lactose intolerant. Have you given up all
dairy, including butter? I can't handle high fat foods, either, like
chuck roast
or hot dogs. There is a specific IBS diet you might want to look into.
14) I sometimes have trouble with bloating too after I eat. I wondered if
it wasn't sugar. I love to eat a little chocolate after some meals and I've
heard that sugar can ferment and cause gas to build. I don't think mine is
as severe as yours sounds, but I've wondered about this too. I'd love to
hear
what other posters say if you will summarize. Thanks!
15) You could have an allergy to soy and soy products. This is what I
have,
and I have the same reaction to soy that I do to gluten.
Many celiacs have this allergy to soy; so I have to check everything that
I
eat for: gluten and soy.
I have had diagnosed celiac disease for 16 years and it doesn't get any
better, in fact, I am more sensitive to gluten and soy.
You might check your meds, too. Some generic meds have, in the fillers,
gluten. There is a web site you can go to and check your meds out.
_www.glutenfreedrugs.com_ (http://www.glutenfreedrugs.com/)
16) yes, i've had this problem and so have my children. under the
direction
of a naturopath we began several things to aid with digestion: Probiotic
(HMF - Genestra Brand), Digestive Enzymes (Digest by Enzymedica - through
VPNutrion), Betain HCl w/ Pepsin (Hydrochloric Acid...can only get through
a health practicioner's scrip). We also take 2 tsp. of L-Glutamine every
day and
Quercetin to reduce our allergic response. So far, so good. We don't seem
to
need it as much anymore. The acid is what REALLY helps the most, I think.
My daughter doesn't like to take pills so if she's feeling that way she
just
takes 3 T apple cider vinegar in water and that helps with digesting (she
takes it with a meal, after, or if she gets an allergic response to a food).
17) Yes. A probiotic may help. The one I get is Mega-zyme (Enzymatic
Therapy) and contains potassium bicarbonate. I use it when I go
out--sometimes. At home often I sprinkle a small amount of baking soda on
an offending food. If the bloat happens with legumes, and even lettuce,
broccoli, cabbage and
other vegetables, use bean-zyme (bean-zyme.com), which you can order online.
Beano
contains wheat.
18) I have been gluten free for the past 6 years. I continue to have a lot
of heartburn, burping, stomach pain. It got so bad in February that I ended
up go to emergency and having an EKG done on my heart because I was have
chest
pains so bad along with the heartburn and burping. I also had a stomach
scope done which showed a lot of damage from eating gluten all those years
had
healed. They now have me on Previcid once a day and sulcralfate one hour
before each meal and at bedtime. It has really helped to calm down my
stomach. I
no longer have the stomach pains, bloating, heartburn, etc. I tried
eliminating foods and discovered it didn't matter what I ate. Everything
gluten free
had the same effect. When I first started taking probiotics I had a real
improvement for about 2-3 weeks, then everything went back to the normal
for me of heartburn, burping, bloating and stomach pain. The doctor can
not tell me
what or why this is happening. Good luck to you.
19) I have been taking probiotics along with digestive enzymes. I've been
GF for five years and was still having problems with eating as you are. The
ignorance of the medical proffession never stops amazing me on this. Maybe
they are just so overwhelmed and they just don't have time to deal with us
or the
desease. Theirs no prescriptions they can write, so they ignore out
complaints. I don't know about you but I let them know every visit and got
the same thing "see you in six months". Off my pedistal. We tend to have
problems with
other food allergies and intolerances. I'm thinking much is do to leaky
gut
and messed up microflora that creates yeast problems. This causes foods to
ferment in our intestines. Thus the bloating and cramps and nausea and
all.
The leaky gut allows the protiens to enter our systems when our systems
don't
tolerate these in the system. They're not supose to be there and our
bodies
develop antibodies. Intolerances are an IGG response. True allergy is an
IGE response. Celiac is an IGA response. Celiacs tend to have all of these
in
some form or another. Trying to find doctors to help you connect those
dots is really
hard. No one has the time. I've also heard the "just eliminate things
until
you find the ones causeing the problems and leave those out of your
diet".
Our diet is already inbalanced and limited. We are generaly deficient of
many
things already. I feel this is really bad advice. Then insurance dosn't
pay
for dieticians for celiacs to help either. I've found this helps but have
another appointment with another allergist who deals with the entire
immoune system Tuesday. He says he can test for all this stuff, including
foods, additives
and chemicles. I get probiotics and my digestive enzymes from Custom
probiotics 1-800-219-8405. They havn't helped right up front like the L
Glutamine powder I get from GNC. I take 1/2 teas. and mix it in water or
juice before
each meal and at bed time. It helped within 24 hours and even after months
of
taking it I can tell if I missed it before a meal or bed. This is an amino
acid that helps heal the gut. It will help heal your villa and leaky gut.
The
digestive enzymes will help you digest your food better so it's not just
sitting in your gut fermenting. The probiotics are good bacteria that will
kill off
the yeast that is causing the fermentation in the first place giving you
gut a better chance to heal. Here's the great thing! I'm an Electrical
Engineer
who my doctors admit knows more then they do about this stuff at this
point. No office visit charge though. Wishing you the best.
20) Both pro-biotics and digestive enzymes have helped me. You also might
want to pursue the food sensitivities angle... Here is a link that about
food allergies and the easy blood test that can point you in the right
direction. (Much easier than those elimination diets, and very accurate.)
The website
also has a nice section on bloating and gas and what can cause it.
_http://www.foodallergysolutions.com_
(http://www.foodallergysolutions.com/)
21) I've had that problem. Corn and any corn product (corn syrup) is a
big
problem for me. Any refined grain carb really. I think probiotics and
digestive aides have helped but mostly I avoid baked goods and soda.
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